Take Steps to Prevent the Flu

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone older than six months of age get an annual flu vaccination. The vaccine remains especially important for people at high risk for serious flu complications, those who live with them, and those who care for them.

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CRH Team Member Shares Her Husband’s Sepsis Experience

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As an RN clinical educator and member of the Sepsis team at CRH, Courtenay Morris is quite familiar with the signs of sepsis. Even so, she was shocked when her husband, Frank, was diagnosed with it after a two-month recurring bout with a urinary tract infection.

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Workforce Spotlight: Nick Muir, RN, Clinical Documentation Specialist

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While living in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nick Muir had Columbus, Indiana, marked on a map as a place to visit. He had read about Columbus in an article highlighting places worth seeing. When he and his family decided to leave Las Vegas, they chose Columbus as the next place to live.

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Spotlight on the Hospitalist Program at Columbus Regional Health

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When a patient is admitted to the hospital, they are often cared for by a hospitalist. A hospitalist is similar to a patient’s primary care provider (PCP) but provides care solely in the inpatient hospital setting. Hospitalists are in contact with the patient’s PCP and document all details of the patient’s stay in the patient’s electronic medical record for the PCP to see.

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Kid-Friendly Staples for the School Year

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Stock your fridge and cabinets with these healthy staples to make morning lunch-box packing and after-school snacking a breeze for the kiddos.

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  • First EV-ICD Procedure Performed at CRH

    May 13, 2025, 13:42 by Newton, A.
    Congratulations to cardiac electrophysiologist Albert Sey, MD, MPH, and cardiothoracic surgeon Gregory Dedinsky, MD, FACS, on performing the first Extra Vascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV-ICD) procedure at CRH, with support from Surgical and Cardiac Cath Lab staff! The EV-ICD procedure treats sudden cardiac arrest and abnormal heartbeats with defibrillation and special pacing therapy.
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  • Cigna Health Plans Soon to be Out-of-Network

    May 13, 2025, 08:10 by DeClue, A.
    This means patients insured by Cigna would be subject for out-of-network fees for services rendered through any CRH facility or physician office.
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  • CRH Emergency Services to participate in military training exercise

    May 12, 2025, 15:25 by DeClue, A.
    The exercises also help the CRH Emergency Department team members learn how to transport and triage patients into emergency care from military vehicles and a simulated mass casualty event.
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  • Columbus Regional Health Foundation welcomes new board members

    Apr 18, 2025, 14:25 by DeClue, A.
    Columbus Regional Health Foundation is pleased to welcome three new community members and two new Columbus Regional Health executives to its board.
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  • Hospital Expands Visitor Options

    Apr 14, 2025, 10:32 by DeClue, A.
    Visitors age 14 and up are welcome, at the discretion of the patient’s care team and any capacity restraints within the inpatient care setting.
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  • Update: Bartholomew County Flooding Response

    Apr 6, 2025, 16:04 by DeClue, A.
    Columbus Regional Health continues to be open and operating under normal circumstances. All inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services continue as normal. The following is information on how to access the hospital and other outpatient clinic areas from the west side of Bartholomew County.
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